House File 84 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  HUNTER


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act prohibiting the use of cellular telephones and other
  2    wireless communication devices while operating a motor vehicle
  3    and providing a penalty.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 1623HH 83
  6 dea/nh/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  321.363A  USE OF WIRELESS
  1  2 COMMUNICATION DEVICES PROHIBITED.
  1  3    1.  A person shall not operate or use a cellular telephone
  1  4 or other wireless communication device while operating a motor
  1  5 vehicle on a street or highway.
  1  6    2.  This section does not apply to a member of a public
  1  7 safety agency, as defined in section 34.1, while using a
  1  8 cellular telephone or other wireless communication device in
  1  9 the performance of the member's official duties.
  1 10    3.  A person who violates this section commits a simple
  1 11 misdemeanor, punishable as a scheduled violation under section
  1 12 805.8A, subsection 14, paragraph "j".
  1 13    Sec. 2.  Section 805.8A, subsection 14, Code 2009, is
  1 14 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
  1 15    NEW PARAGRAPH.  j.  For violations under section 321.363A,
  1 16 the scheduled fine is thirty dollars.
  1 17                           EXPLANATION
  1 18    This bill prohibits the driver of a motor vehicle from
  1 19 operating or using a cellular telephone or other wireless
  1 20 communication device while operating a motor vehicle on a
  1 21 street or highway.  An exception is allowed for members of
  1 22 public safety agencies, including agencies that provide fire
  1 23 fighting, law enforcement, ambulance, medical, or other
  1 24 emergency services.
  1 25    A violation is a simple misdemeanor punishable by a
  1 26 scheduled fine of $30.
  1 27 LSB 1623HH 83
  1 28 dea/nh/5